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Rural Planning Problems


CHERRY, GORDON E. (Ed) & DUNN, MICHAEL C. et al (Contributors)

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Leonard Hill 1976

KEYWORDS: essays collection literature prose rural planning urban development

$17.50
xxa3de171511

The Auckland Regional Transit Poetry Line


HORROCKS, ROGER

FIRST EDITION, square octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hawk Press / Brick Row 1982

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand literature prose

$35.00
xxa3de171512

Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle


STEPHENSON, NEAL

FIRST US EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Morrow 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first US editions literature fiction novels Neal Stephenson baroque cycle volume 1 i one

$15.00
xxa3de171516

Women and Children Last


NICHOLS, BEVERLEY

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1931

KEYWORDS: literature modern first editions Beverley Nichols

$16.50
xxa3de171519

Cardinal Newman


NEWMAN, BERTRAM

Super octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: G Bell & Sons 1925

KEYWORDS: literary biography literature Cardinal Newman

$25.00
xxa3de171521

The Robert E Lee Reader


HORN, STANLEY F (Ed)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Smithmark 1995

KEYWORDS: literary criticism appreciation Robert E Lee literature

$15.00
xxa3de171525

The Printer's Devil


BAJORIA, PAUL

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Simon and Schuster 2004

KEYWORDS: fiction literature novels Paul Bajoria

$20.00
xxa3df171545

The Event of Literature


EAGLETON, TERRY

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2012

KEYWORDS: terry eagleton literature critical theory analytic philosophy

$40.00
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The Blond Box


OLSON, TOBY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus light card covers, black & blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, 287pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems/cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: FC2 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Toby Olson

$40.00
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Fireworks


CARTER, ANGELA

FIRST EDITION THUS (1987 REVISED EDITION) super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 120pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges, moderate tanning & light soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, heavy closed tearing & tape repairs to spine & rear flap, moderate chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first editions THUS literature fiction short stories Angela Carter

$95.00
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The Mabinogion


JONES, GWYN and THOMAS (Trans) & LEE, ALAN (Illus)

Quarto, illus light card covers, grey lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG- (moderate fading & wrinkling to covers with some minor soiling also, light soiling to page edges, minor water damage to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Dragon's Dream 1982

KEYWORDS: Welsh myths mythology the mabinogion folktales fantastical literature

$40.00
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The Samaritans: The Earliest Jewish Sect, Their History, Theology and Literature


MONTGOMERY, JAMES ALAN & HALKIN, ABRAHAM S (Intro)

Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xxx + 358pp, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising & scuffing/soiling to extrems, minor sticky label residue to spine & front board, sl soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, sl cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Ktav Publishing House 1968

KEYWORDS: antiquity ancient Jewish history Samaritans sects theology literature

$50.00
1g46a/32

Angels' Wings: A Series of Essays on Art and its Relation to Life


CARPENTER, EDWARD

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt illus & rule to front board, teg, 248pp, illus/plates, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising to extrems with some moderate scuffing also, moderate staining to boards, light fading to spine, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminlas, top quarter of half title page missing, light foxing to pages throughout, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1913

KEYWORDS: literature prose essays collection art philosophy criticism

$60.00
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The Valley of Song


GOUDGE, ELIZABETH & SPURRIER, STEVEN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, top page edges stained red, illus eps, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG (light bruising & moderate staining to boards & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, scruffy (heavy creasing & loss to edges with considerable tape repairs, heavy wearing to spine with loss & tape reinforcement, considerable chafing & surface loss- quite delicate)

PUBLISHER: University of London Press 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels illustrated Elizabeth Goudge

$42.50
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Photographing Aoraki Mount Cook: A Guide to the Best Walks & Photography Locations


WATSON, MARK

Oblong imperial octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, mauve lettering to spine, 153pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: New Holland 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Mt Mount Cook Aoraki photography photos walks travel literature writing location guides hiking

$38.50
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James K Baxter: Collected Poems


BAXTER, JAMES K & WEIR, J E (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxvii + 656pp, VG- (usual library markings, heavy scuffing & surface loss with tape residue to board edges, moderate creasing to spine, moderate bruising to extrems of rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning with moderate staining to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light wrinkling & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets poetry verse literature collection James K Baxter

$40.00
1g72a/6

The Anatomy of a Moment


CERCAS, JAVIER & McLEAN, ANNE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 403pp, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing ot edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, in plastic protective cover)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2011

KEYWORDS: first editions literature history Spain Spanish conflict

$25.00
xxa3dg171589

Science Fiction Story Index (Second Edition) 1950-1979


FLETCHER, MARILYN P.

Ex-library, quarto softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: American Library Association 1981

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies index scifi science fiction stories literature

$30.00
xxa3dg171590

Index to the Science Fiction Magazines 1966-1970


N/A

Tidy ex-library, quarto hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: New England Science Fiction Association 1971

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies index scifi science fiction literature magazines past issues

$25.00
xxa3dg171592

Who Goes There: A Bibliographic Dictionary


ROCK, JAMES A. (Compiled by)

LIMITED EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, tidy ex-library, quarto hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: James A Rock & Co 1979

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies literature fantasy scifi science fiction authors

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